Section 45-42-200 Appointment; compensation. The Limestone County Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint in lieu of the county license commission authorized under Act 746, 1978 Regular Session (Acts 1978, p. 1089) a county license commissioner, who shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the county merit system, except that the commissioner […]
Section 45-42-200.01 Seal; oath; bond. The county license commissioner shall have an official seal of office and shall maintain a permanent office in the county. Before commencing the duties of his or her office, the county license commissioner shall take the oath prescribed by Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and shall execute bond in such […]
Section 45-42-200.02 Office; supplies; personnel. The county commission shall furnish suitable quarters for the county license commissioner, and provide the necessary forms, books, stationery, records, equipment, and supplies, except such stationery, forms, and supplies as are furnished pursuant to law by the State Department of Finance, the Comptroller, or otherwise. The county commission shall also […]
Section 45-42-200.03 Chief clerk. The county license commissioner shall recommend to the commission a chief clerk who, in the absence of the commissioner, shall exercise the same powers and authority herein granted to the commissioner. Such chief clerk before entering upon his or her duties, must take the oath directed to be taken by the […]
Section 45-42-200.04 Transfer of duties from Tax Assessor and Tax Collector. The county license commissioner shall perform all duties relative to the assessment and collection of taxes on motor vehicles in such county, which have heretofore been performed by the tax assessor and tax collector. The commissioner shall also issue all motor vehicle license tags […]
Section 45-42-200.05 Business license. Before any person, firm, or corporation shall engage in or carry on any business activity or other non-business activity in the county for which a license is required by law, a license for such activity must be purchased from the commissioner and he or she shall be entitled to charge a […]
Section 45-42-200.06 Sworn statement of value. In all cases where the amount to be paid for a license depends upon the amount of capital invested or the true value or property or real estate or the value of goods or stock, or the amount of sales and receipts, or any other facts or condition, it […]
Section 45-42-200.07 Recordkeeping. The county license commissioner shall keep at all times an accurate record of all licenses received by him or her from the Comptroller and of the disposition made of them, and of all monies received, licenses issued by him or her, and make report thereof to the Comptroller at the same time […]
Section 45-42-200.08 Fees. Except as hereinafter provided, the county license commissioner shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are prescribed in the general law for like service when performed by the tax assessor, tax collector, judge of probate, or the license inspector. For the performance of duties relative to the issuance […]
Section 45-42-200.09 Payment of tax required for issuance of motor vehicle license. To prevent motor vehicles from escaping taxation and to provide for a more efficient procedure for assessment and collection of taxes due on same, no licenses shall be issued to operate motor vehicles on the public highways of this state, nor shall any […]
Section 45-42-200.10 Motor vehicle assessment. (a) Before any vehicle can be assessed, the county license commissioner shall be furnished the tag number presently on the vehicle unless such vehicle is new, in which case the commissioner shall be furnished a bona fide bill of sale from the dealer showing when the vehicle was bought new. […]
Section 45-42-200.11 Assessment and collection of motor vehicle taxes. After the first day of January 1983, motor vehicles shall not be included in any other assessment made by any person, firm, or corporation under this code, and any such motor vehicle shall not be considered as escape property by reason of failure to include the […]
Section 45-42-200.12 Books, records, and blanks. The Comptroller, the State Department of Revenue, the State Department of Finance, and State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources are hereby required to furnish to the county license commissioner all books, records, and blanks now or hereafter required by law to be furnished to judges of probate, tax […]
Section 45-42-200.13 Application of driver’s licenses. The county license commissioner shall take applications for driver’s licenses or renewals thereof, temporary driver permits, and other motor vehicles operator’s licenses and give receipts for the fees paid therefor. All such applications shall be handled in every respect as prescribed in this code. The same fees and charges […]
Section 45-42-200.14 Applications for motor vehicle license tags. The county license commissioner shall take applications for replacement of motor vehicle license tags which have been lost, destroyed, or mutilated, and forward such application to the State Department of Revenue in the same manner that judges of probate or license inspectors are directed to do under […]
Section 45-42-200.15 Registration applications by mail. On or after the first day of each month, but not later than the last day of each month preceding the month in which the license is due, the county license commissioner may mail a form requesting the information hereinafter specified to all owners of motor vehicles or privilege […]
Section 45-42-200.16 Additional fees for mailing expenses. All applications for motor vehicle tags by mail and the correct amount of taxes and fees shall be received by the county license commissioner, on or before the last regular work day before the 20th day of each month, and the commissioner shall mail such tag not later […]
Section 45-42-200.17 Transfer of title. Every purchaser of a motor vehicle, within 10 calendar days after the purchase, shall transfer the vehicle with the office of the county license commissioner. Failure to do so shall result in a penalty, not to exceed ten dollars ($10), as set by the county commission. This penalty shall be […]
Section 45-42-200.18 Delivery of records. All records in the custody of the judge of probate, the tax assessor, and tax collector relating to the duties herein imposed upon the commissioner, upon the effective date of transfer of these duties, shall as determined by the county commission be delivered to the office of the county license […]
Section 45-42-200.19 Abolition of office of license inspector; transfer of duties. The office of license inspector for Limestone County is hereby abolished. Thereupon, the county license commissioner shall become the ex-officio license inspector of the county. He or she shall perform all the duties required by law of the license inspector. The commissioner and such […]
